Asus
Zenfone 2 Deluxe and Zenfone 2 Laser are now official making these handsets the
latest additions to the vast line-up of the wildly popular Zenfone 2 series.
Both handsets are similar to the existing smartphone portfolio with the Zenfone
2 Deluxe as the dolled-up version of the higher-end variant that sports 4GB of
RAM. On the other hand, the Asus Zenfone 2 Laser is the beefed-up version of
the 5-inch Zenfone 2 ZE500CL in terms of camera capabilities.

Asus Zenfone 2 Deluxe

On
paper, the Zenfone 2 Deluxe still have the 5.5-inch screen real estate with
full HD panel. The display comes with 1920 x 1080 pixels treated with Corning
Gorilla Glass 3 protection. Flipping the handset, you’ll see a premium-crafted
polygonal design which, according to Asus, is made up of 500-plus triangles.
Either the Intel Atom Z3560 or the Intel Atom Z3580 gives the computing power
of the handset on top of the 4GB of RAM for faster app launching and
multitasking activities.

Across
the board, the Zenfone 2 Deluxe comes with a 64GB or a 128GB internal memory configurations;
both are also expandable up to 128GB via a microSD card. The handset has the
same camera combination – 13MP rear and 5MP front. The 3000 mAh battery with
BoostMaster technology will power the device which can charge the Zenfone 2
Deluxe up to 60 percent in 40 minutes.

ASUS
ZenFone 2 Deluxe Specs

5.5-inch
FHD IPS display with 1080 x 1920 pixels at 401 ppi

Corning
Gorilla Glass 3

Intel
Atom Z3560/Z3580 Chipset

1.83GHz
or 2.23GHz Quad Core CPU, HyperThreading

PowerVR
G6430

4GB
RAM

64GB/128GB
Internal Storage

Up
to 128GB via MicroSD

13-megapixel
AF rear camera, LED Flash

5-megapixel
front camera

4G
LTE, 3G HSPA+, 2G

Wi-Fi
802.11 b/g/n

Wi-Fi
Hotspot

Bluetooth
4.0

GPS,
A-GPS

USB
OTG

MicroUSB
2.0

FM
Radio

3.5mm
Audio Jack

Dual
SIM (micro, micro)

Android
5.0 Lollipop OS with ZenUI

3000
mAh Li-Po Battery with BoostMaster (60 percent in 40 mins)

Asus Zenfone 2 Laser

The
Asus Zenfone 2 Laser tweaks the base Zenfone 2 unit with laser autofocus
technology that locks its subject in just 0.3s. As the handset’s name implies,
the company technically puts all the beef in the camera department. The sensor
now employs 13MP camera that has 5 lenses with f/2.0 aperture. The sensor could
also reach up to 52MP using the camera software’s Super Resolution Mode. The
selfie camera now comes with 5MP (up from 2MP of the ZE500CL); it also have
f/2.0 aperture which features a wide-angle lens of up to 85-degree. There’s
also the Super HDR mode form taking pictures in extreme lighting conditions.

Aside
from the camera bump, the Zenfone 2 Laser boasts the 5-inch HD display which is
protected with Gorilla Glass 4. Its computing power is given by the Snapdragon
410 coupled with 2GB of RAM. You could choose between 8GB and 16GB
configuration for the internal memory; both come with expandability options.

Will
Asus Zenfone 2 Deluxe and Zenfone 2 Laser come in the Philippines?

There’s
a high chance that both devices will hit the Philippines some time this year.
With a good number of new Zenfone handsets in the pipeline, this duo could be
included in the list.

ASUS
ZenFone 2 Laser Specs

143.7
x 71.5 x 3.5 - 10.5 mm, 140 g

5-inch
TFT Display with 720 x 1280 pixels at 294 ppi

Corning
Gorilla Glass 4

Qualcomm
Snapdragon 410 SoC

1.2-gigahertz
quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU

Adreno
306 GPU

2GB
RAM

8GB,
16GB Internal Storage

up
to 128GB via microSD

13-megapixel
primary camera, Laser Autofocus, two-tone LED Flash

5-megapixel
Autofocus Front Camera

Dual
SIM (Micro)

4G
LTE, 3G HSPA+, 2G EDGE and GPRS Networks

Wi-Fi
b/g/n

Wi-Fi
Hotspot

Bluetooth

GPS
with A-GPS

MicroUSB
2.0

FM
Radio

3.5mm
Audio Jack

Android
5.0 Lollipop with ZenUI

2,070mAh/2,400mAh
Li-Po Battery

Asus Zenfone 2 Deluxe and Zenfone 2 Laser are now official! Both handsets are the improved version of your favorite Zenfone 2 variants! Check them out!

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